Category: Metro

EFCC Arraigns Bankers For Alleged $306,667.81, €50,250 Fraud
March 3, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Bankers For Alleged $306,667.81, €50,250 Fraud

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, arraigned two bank officials, Bakare Oladimeji Surajudeen and James Olukayode Imokwede, over an alleged $306,667.81 and €50,250 fraud before Justice...
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Court Jails Orient Petroleum MD, Two Others 14 Years For N25b Fraud
February 27, 2026 No Responses

Court Jails Orient Petroleum MD, Two Others 14 Years For N25b Fraud

Justice O. M. Anyachebelu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has convicted and sentenced Engineer Nnaemeka Nwawka, managing director, Orient Petroleum Resources Plc, Jude Anniekwe Cyril and Sage Nebefeife Foundation to fourteen years imprisonment ...
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Alleged N8.7b Money Laundering: Court Sends Malami, Wife, Son Back To Prison
February 27, 2026 No Responses

Alleged N8.7b Money Laundering: Court Sends Malami, Wife, Son Back To Prison

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, February 27, 2026, ordered the remand of the former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe...
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Lagos Completes 9km Lekki–Ajah Road Rehabilitation
February 25, 2026 No Responses

Lagos Completes 9km Lekki–Ajah Road Rehabilitation

The Lagos State Government has completed the rehabilitation of a critical 9-kilometre stretch of the Lekki–Ajah Road from Chevron to Admiralty (Lagos-bound) in just 27 days, surpassing the projected 41-day completion timeline.During an inspection of the proj...
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Court Jails Woman Seven Years For N5.6m Fraud
February 25, 2026 No Responses

Court Jails Woman Seven Years For N5.6m Fraud

Justice Maryam Sabo of the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano has convicted and sentenced Ebonine Rita Uzoamaka to seven years imprisonment for obtaining the sum of N5,600,000.00k( Five Million, Six Hundred Thousand Naira) by false pretence.The convict was....
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Seme Border: NDLEA Nabs Woman With Drugs In Fake Pregnancy
February 22, 2026 No Responses

Seme Border: NDLEA Nabs Woman With Drugs In Fake Pregnancy

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 35-year-old businesswoman, Rabi Muhammad, at the Seme Border while attempting to smuggle thousands of tramadol capsules concealed in a fake pregnancy.Muhammad was arrested on Mon...
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Toll Gate Attack: FRSC Boss Commends Army, Police
February 20, 2026 No Responses

Toll Gate Attack: FRSC Boss Commends Army, Police

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has expressed profound appreciation to the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force for their swift and decisive intervention following a mob attack on RS5.12 Benin Toll Gate Unit Command.....
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Court Jails Woman For Investment Fraud
February 17, 2026 No Responses

Court Jails Woman For Investment Fraud

The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Janet Theophilus Danjuma before Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano for investment fraud to...
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LAMATA Unveils Award To Honour Disability-Friendly Bus Operators
February 17, 2026 No Responses

LAMATA Unveils Award To Honour Disability-Friendly Bus Operators

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has unveiled a new award initiative aimed at recognizing the most responsive bus operating company to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), as part of efforts to strengthen accessibility across Lagos State’s p...
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NDDC Flags Off CNG Conversion Training For 400 Youths
February 17, 2026 No Responses

NDDC Flags Off CNG Conversion Training For 400 Youths

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has flagged off a six-week training programme for 400 Niger Delta youths on the Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, Autogas Conversion.Speaking at the flag-off ceremony at the Dakkada Skills Acquisition Centre, Uyo, Akwa ...
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EFCC Arraigns Husband, Wife For N740m Investment Fraud
February 17, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Husband, Wife For N740m Investment Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, February 16, 2026, arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Limited, Osabohein Alex Ologbose, alongside his wife Hope Onome Oghe...
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Institute Warns of Health Risks From Fabricated Grinding Machines
February 16, 2026 No Responses

Institute Warns of Health Risks From Fabricated Grinding Machines

The Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, has raised concerns over rising cases of organ failure and cardiovascular diseases in Nigeria, linking them to the consumption of foods processed with locally fabricated grinding machines.The...
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Customs Foils Midnight Cocaine Smuggling, Hands Over N1b Seizure to NDLEA
February 15, 2026 No Responses

Customs Foils Midnight Cocaine Smuggling, Hands Over N1b Seizure to NDLEA

Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seme Area Command have intercepted 22 packages of suspected cocaine worth N1 billion, concealed in a vehicle along the Badagry–Seme corridor, reinforcing ongoing inter-agency efforts against cross-border drug tra...
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NADDC Flags Off 2026 Argungu Motor Rally
February 12, 2026 one Response

NADDC Flags Off 2026 Argungu Motor Rally

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), in collaboration with the Kebbi State Government, on Wednesday flagged off the Argungu Motor Rally 2026 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.The motor rally is one of the key activities l...
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